Nicolas Anelka’s dumplings not anti-Semitic, says Google Chrome

Nicolas Anelka is in a bit of stew with the Football Association but as the debate rages over his controversial ‘quenelle’ gesture, Google Chrome has reassured the world that the West Brom striker’s ‘dumplings’ are not anti-Semitic.

His statement, however, was written in his native tongue, and his efforts to protest his innocence have been let down by Google Chrome’s translation function – oft the source of mirth for those of us who were rubbish at languages at school.

Quenelle can also refer to a type of French dish, so clicking the ‘Translate’ button results in what reads like a line out of a Vic & Bob sketch: ‘What best expert Mr Cukierman, president of CRIF (Representative Council of Jewish Institutions in France), which explains very clearly that my dumpling could not be regarded as anti-Semitic!’

(Picture: Nicolas Anelka/Facebook)

We can only second that sentiment – from France to China, dumplings are a food enjoyed all over the globe, so we’re not surprised they judge not on colour nor creed.